Transmission loss, what STC quietly leaves out, the four mechanisms that actually stop sound — and the arithmetic showing a 1% gap turns a 50 dB wall into a 20 dB one.
Somebody covers a spare room in acoustic foam, spends a weekend on it, and the room sounds noticeably different inside. Then they record at eleven at night and the neighbours knock on the door exactly as before.
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